i know airtec do the intercoolers in black, does anyone know what paint they use? you can get radiator paint which is supposed to work better than ordinary paint. another thing i thought about was getting it anodised, my mate just started a job at a electro platers so could possibly see if he can get it done cheap
I think a rattle can of normal spray will do fine, unless you put it on really thick, it won't have a noticeable difference on temperature
This is perfect for what you need Matt. It's an acrylic enamel and won' interfere with heater cores so I'm sure it's good for an intercooler. Ive got a tin here ready to do my alloy intercooler when I get chance. https://www.frost.co.uk/brands/eastwood/eastwood-radiator-satin-black-aerosol-340g.html
@Trophyboy this is the stuff i saw on the same website https://www.frost.co.uk/frost-extreme-high-performance-radiator-paint-aerosol-satin-black-500ml.html
@matt e Yeah thats Frost's own brand although personally I'd pay the extra few quid and use Eastwood. It's the only stuff I ever use. Try some of there detailing paints if your having a bay freshen up. Aluma-blast, Detail Grey, Spray Grey, Zinc Phosphate and the High Temp Coatings are the best paints ive ever used
Currently masking off my cam pulleys as we speak and painting them in the Zinc Phosphate if you want an idea of the colour
Handy thread. My intercooler was second hand before me and is looking a bit tired. Defo worth a lick of this stuff over the winter to tidy it up. Cheers!
before i sprayed mine, i spent ages reading different things about what spray them with, and the general feedback was to use normal rattle cans, for what little difference it makes
went for the cheaper vision, found it on ebay and used my nectar points lol http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Frost-Car...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2648
Hi Matt I'd recommend degrease and blasting to get a good key for paint. Or possibly a good alloy wheel cleaner & stiff brush.
Any of their stuff good for doing fasterners? A load of mine look terrible after using an extinguisher in the bay so looking for something to sort them with, Was going to use some Phosphoric acid to soak them in to remove the crap but you seem to know what your talking about lol
Hi Jamie Fasteners as in nuts/bolts/washers/clips/ brackets etc? Yeah phosphoric acid will clean them up no probs but you'll need a final coating on them to protect them from the elements ie zinc plating otherwise they will rust quicker than you can fit them lol. I've just had every fastener done from bulkhead forward for my 225 resto. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Yeah, A lot of stuff in the bay has surface corrosion due to the extinguisher, Any spray type things that you can recommend as i don't fancy being without bits waiting on them being coated
Ahh ok mate as was gonna say I could get the Zinc plating done for you but it's around 4-5 day turnaround. TBH I've not seen a paint hard enough that would withstand a socket/spanner once tightened and it would look shite. I'd recommend this though if your not fussed on what colour your fixings are and its good fun to do in the garage lol Mild alkaline cleaner, blackening solution and dewatering oil in one kit and will give you a corrosion resistant satin black finish. https://www.frost.co.uk/frost-metal-blacking-kit-and-solutions.html
That kit looks like something that would work actually. Black is even better haha. Phosphoric acid then into that stuff? Or skip the acid?
It's a cracking piece of kit Jamie as i had a similar kit a couple of years ago for some VW Golf Clipper parts i was restoring. The alkaline cleaner is more of an etch/degreaser and won't remove paint/rust so yeah if you can get your hands on some phosphoric acid to clean then up then great. Be sure to do it all at once though, so phosphoric dip, rinse, alkaline cleaner, rinse, blackener solution, rinse then dewatering oil and rinse. If you can't get phosphoric then use a bench grinder with wire wheel attachment and just polish them up clean prior to the alkaline cleaner. Many a hours ive spent polishing up bolts on a wire wheel wizzing my finger ends in the process lol as it gives the best finish for silver zinc plating
Also best doing it in the kitchen as garage will be too cold this time of year unless you have heating in there lol. Needs to be done at room temperature so cold beer ready for inbetween coats, set up on kitchen table and get to work as its mad how they turn black so quick. Good fun to watch
From what I can remember yeah it did but I'm sure I used a thin rag looped into the socket on the bolts you could see just to be sure.
